The re-election of Donald Trump as US president on November 5 has sparked speculation among industry players about the ...

Canadian lobster and crab industries face severe stress due to President-elect Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs across the board on all Canadian imports to the US. Under the worst-case scenario, ...

Land-based fish farmer Proximar recently announced that Yoshihito Ito will join the Japanese team as Managing Director, effective as of December 2, 2024. Ito, who holds a Master of Science in ...

As of November 27, 2024, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of Dermo (also known as Perkinsosis) in oyster samples collected in Merigomish, Nova Scotia. The disease, ...

Six coastal communities in Alaska and five in Washington state will receive nearly $150 million for improvements in critical port and maritime infrastructure. The grants are funded by both annual ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is looking for bids on a notable amount of Alaska pollock and wild salmon products. Plus, it unveiled its purchase awards for 270,000 pounds of farmed catfish ...

Tampa Maid Foods is starting off the New Year with a new partnership. The Florida-based value-added seafood and specialty products supplier announced Monday that they have partnered with the Global ...

This morning Ocean Beauty Seafoods and Icicle Seafoods announced the merger of their salmon and Gulf of Alaska groundfish operations to form a new company called OBI Seafoods. The announcement has ...

Recently China has witnessed an obvious increase in shrimp prices. Statistics from the October point to an increase of about 3,000 yuan to 4,000 yuan per ton ($427.98-$57.64/ton USD) for its domestic ...

The US government and the seafood industry are deeply intertwined. Since the outcome of Tuesday’s election is unknown the industry is facing significant uncertainties about regulatory policies and ...

It’s not everyone who can move from private industry to public service, particularly to head up a major NOAA division, then move back to the private sector, no less as COO of one of the major ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced opening dates for multiple Newfoundland and Labrador Lobster Fishing Areas on Wednesday. LFAs 10, 11E, 11W, 12, 13A and 13B all received start dates. The ...